Chrome dev tools have a really neat feature called Overrides where I can set up a local copy of a file that a website requests and have that served instead of asking the server for a copy. This allows me to tweak JavaScript, images, HTTP headers, whatever I would like. In this video I'll show this feature and how to use it to solve the Snowball Showdown challenge in the 2024 SANS Holiday Hack challenge.
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[00:00] Introduction
[00:32] Game introductcion
[01:38] Client / server considerations
[01:58] Setting up overrides
[03:06] Overriding background image
[04:08] Overriding HTTP headers
[04:44] Overriding JS
[35:56] Conclusion
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